Bug 2482047 (CVE-2026-45929) - CVE-2026-45929 kernel: ovpn: fix possible use-after-free in ovpn_net_xmit
Summary: CVE-2026-45929 kernel: ovpn: fix possible use-after-free in ovpn_net_xmit
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-45929
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-05-27 15:08 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-05-28 00:54 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-27 15:08:42 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ovpn: fix possible use-after-free in ovpn_net_xmit

When building the skb_list in ovpn_net_xmit, skb_share_check will free
the original skb if it is shared. The current implementation continues
to use the stale skb pointer for subsequent operations:
- peer lookup,
- skb_dst_drop (even though all segments produced by skb_gso_segment
  will have a dst attached),
- ovpn_peer_stats_increment_tx.

Fix this by moving the peer lookup and skb_dst_drop before segmentation
so that the original skb is still valid when used. Return early if all
segments fail skb_share_check and the list ends up empty.
Also switch ovpn_peer_stats_increment_tx to use skb_list.next; the next
patch fixes the stats logic.


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